From @stateline.org: A California union and a group of farmworkers from around the country are suing to stop new, lower-wage federal guidelines that save money for farmers but cut pay for temporary foreign agriculture workers — hurting local laborers as a result, the suit alleges.

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s abrupt announcement that she plans to resign from office early next year is likely to send ripples through Georgia’s political landscape. via @georgiarecorder.com

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s abrupt announcement that she plans to resign from office early next year is likely to send ripples through Georgia’s political landscape.

A three-judge federal appeals panel grilled lawyers for a former White House official and The Associated Press Monday in a case that could significantly overhaul press access to the Oval Office and Air Force One.

Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s upcoming resignation from Congress set off a series of questions and misinformation about what health care and pension benefits lawmakers receive once they leave public service. Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

New from the Current GA: Proposals for data centers will be subject to state review under new rules the Georgia Department of Community Affairs adopted last week at its quarterly board meeting in Savannah.

New from @mayahoman.bsky.social: Georgia lawmakers explore ways to ease transition as former foster children become adults

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia, a Rome Republican, announced her plans to resign from Congress Friday evening in an unexpected video message.

Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and his chief of staff are under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, though the panel didn’t detail Friday why it’s looking into their actions.

Proposals for data centers will be subject to state review under new rules the Georgia Department of Community Affairs adopted Thursday at its quarterly board meeting in Savannah.

The Trump administration wants everyone to reapply for food stamps. What does that mean?

As states strive to curb health insurers’ use of artificial intelligence, patients and doctors are arming themselves with AI tools to fight claims denials, prior authorizations and soaring medical bills. Story by @acvollers.bsky.social.

President Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of sedition on social media Thursday and threatened them with punishment as severe as death, after they appeared in a video message encouraging U.S. armed forces to refuse “illegal orders.”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is facing increasing pressure from abortion opponents and advocates over how it regulates a drug that has become central to abortion access since Roe v. Wade was overturned three years ago.

The U.S. House approved legislation Wednesday that would revoke part of a law Congress approved just last week, which for the first time allows senators to sue the federal government, potentially for millions of dollars, if their data is subpoenaed without their knowledge.

New commentary from @jaybookman.bsky.social: Bookman: What’s real and what’s not these day in Georgia politics?

At least 25 bills have been introduced this Congress to further limit lawmakers and their family members from trading individual stocks, and representatives across the aisle renewed pressure Wednesday on U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to take up the issue.

Two candidates vying to replace former state Sen. Jason Esteves to represent a metro Atlanta Senate seat are headed to a runoff election next month after neither candidate managed to secure more than 50% of the vote in a six-way special election held Tuesday.

New analysis from Niles Francis: The stalled Georgia case against President Donald Trump and more than a dozen allies accused of trying to invalidate the results of the 2020 election was given new life last week. Or was it?

New from @alander.bsky.social: Critics warn proposal to accelerate construction permitting in Georgia threatens water quality

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday to force the release of unclassified investigative files from the case against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a friend to the rich and powerful who died in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

Data centers support a digital society and their proponents argue the facilities also can bring new jobs and other benefits. But residents and local leaders across the country — including in Georgia — are concerned about how the facilities could drive up utility bills and harm the environment.

“Trump’s going to be gone in three years. So if you’re going to do this for longer than three years, you’d better find yourself, better find your own voice. So I think that’s what she’s doing," said one GOP north Georgia lawmaker. Story by @journalistross.bsky.social.

President Donald Trump on Sunday night abruptly changed his tune, telling House Republicans to vote on a bill to compel the Department of Justice to release all files related to its investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 awaiting federal trial.

New from @mayahoman.bsky.social: With the 2026 midterm elections looming, lawmakers are once again faced with the question of whether to switch voting systems ahead of key statewide races — and they are running out of time to decide.

Georgia's medical cannabis program is on track to approve additional licenses, with the number of active patients now at 33,314. Story by @alander.bsky.social.

The Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump appears to live on after the head of a nonpartisan state agency appointed himself the new prosecutor in the case.

Stacey Abrams’ New Georgia Project is a thing of the past, but it may still be a major topic of conversation when lawmakers gather next year for the annual legislative session Story by @journalistross.bsky.social.

As health costs spike, a sour and divided Congress escapes one shutdown to face another

All of Georgia’s Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted for the budget bill Wednesday, although at least one did so begrudgingly, and all of the state’s Democratic congressional representatives voted against it.

The Trump administration will release full benefits for most participants in the nation’s major federal nutrition program within 24 hours of the reopening of the federal government, a U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesperson said Wednesday.

A Democratic challenger focused on health care and housing and a local Republican business owner have officially qualified to compete in a special election to fill a vacant House seat in northeast Georgia. via @georgiarecorder.com

New from @alander.bsky.social: Emboldened by statewide wins, Democrats see chance to compete in northeast Georgia House district

U.S. House Democrats investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released emails Wednesday they say show President Donald Trump knew about the financier’s abuse of underage girls as far back as 2011.

The U.S. Supreme Court has extended through Thursday a pause on lower courts’ orders that the Trump administration authorize a full month of benefits for a food assistance program that 1 in 8 Americans use to buy groceries.

Good morning. The end game of the 43-day, record-setting shutdown arrives later today as the US House acts on the Senate-passed bill reopening the government. Our @statesnewsroom.com DC team will be at the Capitol and covering as the House returns for roll call votes for the 1st time since Sept. 19.

The hemp measure has raised alarm in farm states benefiting from a robust hemp growing industry. Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

The Trump administration continued Monday to press the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn lower court decisions requiring the federal government pay for full benefits for a major food program, even as Congress appeared to approach an end to the record-breaking government shutdown.

Trump pardon of 2020 election allies does not erase Fulton County election interference charges, reports @journalistross.bsky.social.

The U.S. Senate approved a stopgap spending bill Monday that will end the longest government shutdown in American history once the measure becomes law later this week. New from @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

The U.S. Senate was on track to approve a stopgap spending bill Monday that will end the longest government shutdown in American history once the measure becomes law later this week.

Here’s the list of newly pardoned Trump fake electors, other allies

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it plans to remove warnings from hormone replacement therapy drugs that can be used to address symptoms of menopause, saying the statements are no longer needed.

Six candidates have stepped forward to fill a Cherokee County legislative seat that was left empty after the death of the district’s state representative last month. New from @journalistross.bsky.social.

50 years later, the Edmund Fitzgerald still haunts the Great Lakes — a tale of mystery, loss, and the power of nature that refuses to fade. Story from @kdailey.bsky.social #mihistory #EdmundFitzgerald

Georgia’s U.S. senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, voted against advancing the stopgap funding bill over concerns about rising health care premiums.

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked Friday night a lower court’s order that the Trump administration pay for a full month of food benefits, hours after some states began loading nutrition assistance funds on payment cards held by the 42 million Americans who use the program.

We’re live! Tune into our new weekly podcast, Stories From The States. In our first episode, host @fitzsimon.bsky.social talks about federal cuts that are jeopardizing Medicaid coverage. www.newsfromthestates.com/podcast/stor... #FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism

Here are airports hit by the FAA pullback on air traffic; 3,300 flights daily to be canceled

All 50 states have applied for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program in Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday.